This was my final week of nightshifts, and a public holiday as well, which meant I was primarily listening to audiobooks. Expect full reviews of Clockwork Princess and The Golem and the Jinni in the near future. [book-info]This has been another week in which I gave up on a book. This time it was First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones. It started off excellently; the concept of a private investigator who is also a portal to Heaven and who must help the dead pass over sounded really intriguing and fun. I immediately clicked with the main character Charley. You’ve got a love a girl who, on waking up at 4am to the phone ringing and a strange dead guy standing by her bed asks said dead guy to answer the phone! The narrator, Lorelei King, did a great job bringing the story to life. My biggest issue with the book was that it very quickly veered HEAVILY into paranormal romance territory which was a real turnoff for me. I was more interested in hearing about Charley’s life as a Grim Reaper and far less in hearing about how her mysterious dream lover fires up her loins. Steelheart by…
This was my final week of nightshifts, and a public holiday as well, which meant I was primarily listening to audiobooks. Expect full reviews of Clockwork Princess and The Golem and the Jinni in the near future. [book-info]This has been another week in which I gave up on a book. This time it was First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones. It started off excellently; the concept of a private investigator who is also a portal to Heaven and who must help the dead pass over sounded really intriguing and fun. I immediately clicked with the main character Charley. You’ve got a love a girl who, on waking up at 4am to the phone ringing and a strange dead guy standing by her bed asks said dead guy to answer the phone! The narrator, Lorelei King, did a great job bringing the story to life. My biggest issue with the book was that it very quickly veered HEAVILY into paranormal romance territory which was a real turnoff for me. I was more interested in hearing about Charley’s life as a Grim Reaper and far less in hearing about how her mysterious dream lover fires up her loins. Steelheart by…